§ 62. Mr. Hector Hughesasked the Minister of Transport if she has yet considered the Plan for Non-Stop Transportation in Urban Areas, designed to solve the problem of traffic congestion in cities, a copy of which was sent to her by Passenveyor Limited; what steps on the lines of the plan she intends to take; and if she will make a statement.
§ Mr. SwinglerThe Passenveyor System is among those recommended in the Second Report of the Working Party on traffic of the Incorporated Association of Architects and Surveyors. The Department's officials have discussed this report with the Chairman of the Working Party, Possible non-stop passenger conveyor systems, including the Passenveyor, will be considered along with other ideas for urban transport in our developing pro- 1062 gramme of technological research and development.
§ Mr. HughesDoes not the Parliamentary Secretary agree that this is a very practical scheme, and that it would be an obvious solution of the congestion in the streets? Will he expedite consideration of this, with a view to putting it into operation at the earliest possible moment?
§ Mr. SwinglerMy hon. and learned Friend may be right, but this proposal has never been put to us, and it has not been suggested that there should be any research and development project about it. We are certainly prepared to consider it and to subject it to scientific examination.